Desmond Tutu Quotes

Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you.

What the tech industry often forgets is that with age comes wisdom. Older workers are usually better at following direction, mentoring, and leading.

Age is rarely a limitation to being a mentor.

As you get older, you should be better at coaching. You learn your lessons. You keep thinking and learning about it, you should be better than you.

In my fifties, I was still in creation mode. Now I have more of a responsibility to step back and mentor and offer wisdom, offer sign posts on the path.

Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.

When you've lived as long I've lived, you see things from a bigger lens, and you try to share that with the young guys coming up, including being patient.

The wisest have the most authority.

If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old.

Imagine if the people who have lived and learned still had the vitality to act upon the hard learned lessons - and not just share in a conversation, but lead.

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.

It is important to watch and learn from the seniors in the team.

I have always listened to elders in my life.

I got an old school coach who's more of a teacher than a coach.

I have authentic wisdom to share with others.

When you're the younger guy, you're kind of only looking after yourself. Obviously you have to be a bit selfish in terms of what you're doing. But when you're the older guy you have to look out for the younger guys as well. If they're making mistakes, they need help, then you help them.

Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor.

I try to be the best old head I can be.

I had a lot of veteran guys who taught me things.

I call him 'Daddy Coach.' He's taught me everything that he's known so I'm able to do what I'm able to do.

Though old and wise, yet still advise.